Len:

Consider it done, Yanni will be greeted in your name...

Well, I suppose you know what you are talkin' about, you have been
their baby sitter all these years.

However, sometimes it is difficult to even know a CB'er is on band and
CQ DX'ing... some have accused the CB'er of "hanging a carrier" in an
attempt to block communications when this happens...

That isn't the case though and the hams should be warned... have them
just listen closely, if they hear the sound of drooling--that is the
CB'er attempting to communicate--when he un-keys, (the CB'er) on
phone, just have 'em go ahead with the QSO--although in this state the
CB'ers eyes are glazed over--I am still pretty sure he is able to
comprehend every-other-word or so...
grin

John

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From: John Smith on Jul 23, 11:59 am

Do you think we should set up a website to help the hams to
transition and be accepted by the CB'ers which will be flooding in
like a lot of okies ready to pick cotton?

No.

These olde-tyme hammes will do ALL the "help" just as they
have "helped" others in the past.

For example, in 1958 the FCC deallocated the 11m band from
hams and created Class C and D CB. Oh, the Hue and Cry they
raised in the US of A! Imagine, below-30-MHz privileges
WITHOUT TESTING FOR MORSE CODE! Imagine, NO TEST AT ALL TO
GET A FEDERALLY-AUTHORIZED LICENSE!!

All them olde-tymers quickly got into action to Demand Their
Big Band Sound BACK! They're still working on getting it
back. :-)


Maybe a dictionary of CB Terms and a list of the 10 Codes which are
accepted for use by the CB Community? Yanno, "10-fer Good Buddy",
and
"I gotta go 10-100!", and "I just had a 10-33 in 'ma pants!", etc...

I'd rather see a "dictionary" of ham terms and what they
REALLY mean...like "your sig is 599 here!" or "FB on that,
OM" or things like spoken "hi hi."

Or all them obscure Q codes that all are supposed to memorize
by heart or something...to sound very "IN" to radio.

insert sound of stifled laughter here

And, what about etiquette? Will these hams be able to adopt a quick
retarded drawl to their voices and speech, and more important--can
they do it and make it believable?

They have and they do. Heard them do it over the years.
Not a pretty sound. But they don't really care HOW they
sound...they ain't in broadcasting nor do they get paid for
what they do. They are HAMS!


OMG, there is a lot to deal with Len, I am afraid we may not have
time
enough to get the hams prepared for the new way of life on the
bands!
Got any ideas to ease their transition period--poor buggers?

None at all...for the money you are offering.

I haven't been able to "ease" the olde-tyme hammes out of
their stuck-in-the-1930s-standards-and-practices rut for
years. So few know "life" in any other radio service and
their raddddios seldom tune outside of ham bands.

Not to worry, Yanno Smith. Ain't gonna be the "overrun"
of the (HF) ham bands. All those elmering olde-tymers done
discouraged so many for so long with their obsessive NEEDS
to test for morse that most others have simply moved on...

The playground is safe for the Mighty Macho Morsemen. Long
may they beep. Burp.

Say hello to your brother Yanni, Yanno.

bit bit